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Haunting wooden sculptures by Claudette Schreuders reveal why we can't escape from ourselves

Creative Boom

Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. In Doubles, her latest series of figurative painted wood sculptures and works on paper, Cape Town artist Claudette Schreuders takes a closer look at the double lives we lead, from what we do in private to how we present ourselves in public.

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Class of 2022: A guide to all the UK's graduate shows this summer

Creative Boom

Left to right: Billy Paterson (Communication Design Y3), Jihye Baek (MFA 2022), Fleur Connor (Painting and Printmaking 2022), Sophie Ammann, Leonie Hiller (Communication Design 2022). BCU Inspired 2022 , Birmingham City University. Graduate Showcase 2022 , Norwich University for the Arts.

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Weishan Yang is a multimedia artist with a love of horror fiction, ghosts and spontaneity

Creative Boom

Reflex, 2022 © Weishan Yang. ?Working Working across installation, sculpture, video, and digital drawing, London and Hangzhou-based Weishan Yang is a polymath of sorts. And since then, I've worked with a few communities, independent artists and magazines such as Please Don't Touch magazine.". Total Recall, 2022 © Weishan Yang.

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'I destroy the work after an exhibition': Inside the weird worlds of artist JeeYoung Lee

Creative Boom

South Korean visual artist and designer JeeYoung Lee is returning to London's NOW Gallery with her upcoming exhibition, Maiden Voyage. JeeYoung Lee has been touted as one of the rising stars in the Korean artistic world, and with her new installation coming to London, there's never been a better time to see her work in person.

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Paintings that imagine famous artists as Mr Men or Little Miss characters in their own style

Creative Boom

Launching at London's Maddox Gallery this September, Little Palette is a solo exhibition by the emerging British artist featuring various paintings and sculptures that challenge what we think about art and its many genres. Through each piece, Chaumeton uses humour and intrigue to make us think about each artist on display.

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New Depth-Filled Wall Sculptures by Joshua Abarbanel

Design Milk

Layer upon layer of stained and unstained woods come together to create artist Joshua Abarbanel’s depth-ridden artworks. He refers to his sculptures and projects as “visual metaphors for archetypal relationships between people, individuals, and communities, and humankind and the planet.”

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

What Artists Wear by Charlie Porter. On the one hand, there's a long-running stereotype of artists and bohemians wearing black, featureless clothing. What Artists Wear by Charlie Porter. Black Artists in British Art: A History since the 1950s by Eddie Chambers. I Paint What I Want to See by Philip Guston.

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